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From: alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Norton utilities for MAC
Message-ID: <1991Apr9.035424.3166@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us>
Date: 9 Apr 91 03:54:24 GMT
References: <01010002.cebhkn1@harvs.UUCP> <1991Apr8.151431.12495@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: College Park Software, Altadena, CA
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klefstad@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Sue Klefstad) writes:

>harv@harvs.UUCP (Patrick L. Harvey) writes:

>>The rescue disk won't boot on an fx.......

Alternatively, you can boot from a "good, clean" booter and then run the
rescue disk.  The problem is that an 800K floppy just doesn't have the
room for 6.0.x ("x">=fx requirements) AND NUM.  So it doesn't 'quite' work
when you boot up.  Sorry 'bout that...

I guess Norton could have put in an HD booter for machines what don't
work with NUM.  Or Marvin (author of NUM) could sweat 40K out of NUM
so it'll all
fit on an 800K.  (Doubtless he'd love too--but he's been busy working on
new new features and bug swats.  Which hit everyone, y'know?)

The Directory Assistance problem (for that's the name of the CDEV that
gives you sorted filenames, searching, etc., inside the standard file
requester) is more serious.  Make sure you report it to Tech. Support so
it can be fixed.

Norton is pretty good at fixing things; they're just a bit more busy
than they should be.  Sometimes you must keep on them.


	Long-time beta-tester and user,
		Alex Pournelle
I bought a copy of the Norton utils for the Mac, thinking
they would be really nice - since the PC stuff is.  Of course it does
not work very well on the fx. 

One of the nice features is that in every file open dialog box it
gives you "sort by name kind size etc." and "duplicate, new folder,
find file, etc." which is nice.  But it broke the double-click to
open on one of my applications.  Since it was only one, though, I
suspect the application.

The rescue disk won't boot on an fx, it doesn't install correctly,
and one of the dialog boxes has a button that does nothing at all.
 I called tech support and it is a toll call that kept me on hold
for quite some time before letting me record a message.

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